Certificate holder



May 29, 1928. 1,671,554

L. 1 sHERwooD CERTIFICATE HOLDER Filed June 8, 1927 `r `'liatented May 2.9, *1928.

'.`.` invention relates toa -holderfor identifir'zation` certificates or the"` like, that are now? 'generallyfrequiredby'State laws and city cordinances, tog be f carried by t and dis` played upon motor vehicles, and my presenti.

' invention; is 'annimprove'ment .upen the= certificate =holder thatl forms the subject matter ofvmy-coepending application for' Un Si,

Letters vPatent,gfiledjAug.4 4, 1925, SerNo.

Theprincipal object'siof my invention are,

to 'provide 4an identificationholder that is yrelatively simple in constructiomcapable ofbeing easily and-cheaply produced and whichv is Aformed of'fiexible ma.'teri al in order t thatitmay be yreadilyappli'ed 'to the steering occasion to ascertain'y the .identity and li` cense number:I offthejope'iator or owner of inserted certificate and preserVe-:thesame vfthevehicle; Furtherz objects of* my invention are, to

provide. ,anidentification 1 certificate` holder thatwillzwhollyfenclose and protect the in5neat,cleanl condition;- to constructA the holder of flexible material such as leather,

and provide; the holder. ,with xa'n attaching number that is elastic, inrorder that the holder may be readily fitted on to'steering posts or columns offdiffere'nt crosssectional shapes, and further, to provide the holder' with a window or sight opening that is closed with transparent Celluloid or the like,

in order to expose' to'ready view that portion of'I the face of the'inserted certificate that bears ythe owners name, address, license number and other essential data. f

A further object of my invention is to provide improved means for fastening the` `two walls of the holder to each other and `which fastening means also functions as supports and points of attachment for the elastic `member that utilized in securing the holder upon a motor `vehicle steering post.

' With the foregoing and other objects in view my invention consists in certainl no vel features of construction and arrangement of parts that will be hereinafter more yfully i described and claimed and illustrated in the@ i be readily'stretched in .order to engage the otherpair of hooks when the .holderr isposi-4 accompanying drawings in which;

Fig; 1 is a patent View of the body of the holder in yblank form before' it is folded.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the holder in cEnTIFIcATEjHoLDt-Rga" 1927; serial, No. r "197,360.3A

steeringl post or column'.

certi cate holder applied offan automobile.

Fig. 4 isa cross sectiontalen on the line 'Y A eofvFigJZg t, V ,1 tif.

Fig. 5 is anenlarged cross section taken on f Fig1.-3-is a perspective vleW showing the to the steering post'- yiriasfrnnln. sHERWooD, oF'Los MIGninas,'cjitiroinfini,v r

f openposition .and before it ist applied` to a; i: ,v 1

a substantially rectangular section-oflleather,

rubberized fabric, oil/cloth or, other. thin',

two or more layers, for instance, an wouter` layerV or 'cover and, aliningtherefor. This flexible body is creased at a point 'midway between .itsends,;so that it` may'be folded1- ;y on the creased line,'therebyJQproviding tw`o4v sections or walls that/are identical in size Oneof thesewalls is provided with a cerf-v,

trallyarrangedelongated opening l1 and se-` cured in any suitable mannerto the inner-` vface of this wall is a section' of fleXible,gtrans-;

parent l materiall 212,` such as celluloide, there- `r by providing a window orsight opening that exposes to viewa 'portion ofthe face ofthe certificate or card that is inserted in the holder. Y

' When. the 'body of the ,holder has been bent double, the central portion ofl the sidey edges thereof Aare permanently secured to eachother by means of rivets 13 that pass through the layers of material of which theholder is formed, said rivets also being seated in plates 14, which latter are provided with upwardly projecting terminal portions that are curved so as to formvhooks 15. These plates and hooks are positioned in the front face of front layer or member of thebodylof the holder immediately adjacent to the side edges thereof and the outer ends of the hooks 15 are spaced apart from the front surface of the holder. y

Positioned vbeneathv the hooks 15 on one side oft-heholder is a ring or loop 16 that is formed of a coil Vof, fine wire, preferably f i. steel, 'having a relatively high degree ofI resiliency and this said coiled wire loop may y or the like. y

Referringby numerals tame-accompany?, mg drawlngs (which villustrate *a 'f practical 11-; 1, embod1ment3of myl invention, '10 -designates f In the .use-'f' ofimy-y improved certiicate holder, the certicat'e of anA automobile-v oWner or operator is positioned betweenmthem. lliexible Walls of the holder, so'that-certainf data, "for instance; the name, address'and'" 4license number are readily Visiblefuthougllf the Window or sight opening in the front bent around an automobile steeringpost or expandingrthe elastie'ring .'orloop y16,'f-fso that the. same engages b'enea-thf tliehooks gage said 'loopo'rf ring-1. 1 Y

Thus the holder is maintained'iinf aconvenient position upon an::fautomo'bilef steerget-her with thelic'ense.number offthe- Vehiclefare at all'timesfreadily Y Visiblef through the 'Window ores-ight:opening-1V y The contained certificate orcardJisli-rnilyf` i rclamped betweenffthe Walls ofv the holder-5"k due/'to their curved; position upon the steer-'- ing column and th'efv card-'or certificate isA fully renclosedl so thfatl is` protected against The combined platesfa-nd fho'oks1 lkand 15;" together Withwtherifvets thatfare' associatedt therewith, proyid-e simple means -forf seeur'i ing the edges-ofthe WallsM oftheholcl'r-to each other and the; hooks f onf-the! ends"i of the plates 1141 -pr-vifde relatiyelyr lsimple and convenient jpoints*y of yconnection forv the inasmuchsithefennre bdy @eenheid-ie is lexible itmaybeI readily fitted around-l the steering povstjorc columnfof` "a I notorfv vehicle;- and the l elasticityI o;v the coiled wire used, suitable 'advertising matte-1i` mayV be loop enables "L the holderctoabe readily 'applied..for. use and to t vupon posts'or col' lulnns of dilferent sizes andshapes The minn'n'um cost 'of""pr'oduction of my improVed-certilicate holder enables'the same 4.

to be produced in quantities and used ad'- yvantageouslyf. as.: an 1. advertising novelty, by y, f

` selling motor car y* manufacturers and agenci es, -an'dj Wherel the e holders g are printed on the' frofnt fa.ce=^ of: the) holdel.; above or below vthe sighft`.opening or.W'i'ndoytjf- Itt will be readily: understood, that".rninorrif` 55 ofithevariousfzparts of inyqimproved certififY changes inJth'e size,'for1n and construction cate4v holden'- may beL maden. and;v substituted.'

for those lherein shown and describedWith-fi outdepartingrfrom tli-ewspiritof?mywinye-V tion, the scopzeifof.` Wh-ichnisllsetforthf initheyf., f .appended claim.; 1

I claim 'as my inventions 'Anz identification 4 holder; lcomlpnisifngy sectionvof flexible' inaterialg.ifthat` is:` bent?- double at vthe middle 4toaiorm 'frontiand-freare 65 Walls,I the front Wall' having; an, openingitliatgf, .y 'is covered Y :withlexible, transparent; ma

terial; fastening means;connectingitheninter mediate: portions off' thai4 upper; and ,lwerl; edges of. said frontl'andi-rear; Walla-1a;L pailfil'l of oppositely arranged hooks foirning anflf'wn part i o't'veach vrfastening; means ailflo'opf of coiled iwire adapted fto. eng-ageethe etwoipai-r of'hooks,' when the; holder .ifsJapplldto Support" f ture.' v

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